The Tesla Cybertruck Just Became Less Exclusive As Orders Open To All
Tesla has no reservations about selling the Cybertruck to anyone.
The automaker has opened up Cybertruck orders to anyone after working through its reservations list for the first part of this year.
Tesla allegedly had collected more than one million reservations for the electric pickup since it was revealed in 2019, but things have changed quite a bit since then.
It was originally promised with a starting price of $39,990 for a rear-wheel drive model while a top of the line tri-motor truck was expected to cost $69,990.
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In reality, the cheapest trucks currently on sale are the $99,900 All-Wheel Drive and $119,990 Tri-Motor Cyberbeast trims. Tesla had been taking orders for a Rear-Wheel Drive model priced at $60,990, but that has now been dropped from the website.
The trucks on offer are still the limited edition Foundation Series trim, however, which carries a $20,000 premium and comes with special badging and a package of features including Tesla’s Full Self-Driving, which costs $8,000 on its other models. The electronic driver aid, which is not fully autonomous, is not yet activated on the Cybertruck and will be enabled by a future software update. Customers who order an All-Wheel Drive Cybertruck can expect to get them no later than September, according to Tesla, while Cyberbeast deliveries are listed for October.
When Tesla cuts the Foundation Series requirement for purchases, the All-Wheel Drive Cybertruck’s MSRP will drop below the $80,000 limit for the $7,500 federal tax credit on electric vehicle purchases.That would bring its effective price to $72,490. Tesla does not currently offer leasing on the model.
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Tesla is also now taking orders for a Range Extender battery pack that is installed in the Cybertruck’s bed and increases its range from 318 miles per charge to 470 miles per charge. It is priced at $16,000, but is not scheduled to be available until early 2025 and requires installation at a Tesla service center.
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